NGC 1027
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| Constellation | Cassiopeia |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 02 h 42 m 35.0 s |
| declination | + 61 ° 35 ′ 40 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | III2p |
| Brightness (visual) | 6.7 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 7.28 likes |
| Angular expansion | 15 ' |
| Physical data
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| Affiliation | Milky Way |
| distance | 2500 ly (772 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery time | November 3, 1787 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1027 • IC 1824 • C 0238 + 613 • OCl 357 • Cr 30 • GC 578 • H VIII 66 • | |
NGC 1027 = IC 1824 is a 6.7 mag bright open star cluster with an area of about 15 'in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is around 2,500 light years away from the solar system.
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on November 3, 1787 .
Individual evidence
Attention: The sorting key "NGC 1027" overwrites the previously used key "IC1824".